Using my Rob Key selection to pick Mahadevan Sathasivam, one of Sri Lanks's best ever batsmen
Described as “the greatest batsman ever on earth” by Gary Sobers, Sathasivam played before Sri Lanka was granted Test match status, in 1982. He made his Ceylon (then Sri Lanka) debut in 1945 and became the captain three years later. He also went on to lead Singapore and Malaysia. Despite being international matches, unfortunately, none of these had Test status.
He played a total of 11 matches, scoring 753 runs with three hundreds and as many fifties, but his batting prowess is still remembered due to the praises that he received with Frank Worrell also calling him the “best batsman he had ever seen.”
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